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Tyler Riojas

@tylerriojas

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QA Automation Engineer with 15+ years leading testing and fast, reliable automation.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a QA role where I can lead testing strategy, build automation frameworks quickly, and ensure TRC/TCR and accessibility compliance—while partnering with product and engineering to ship high-quality, production-ready releases.

Results-driven QA professional with 15+ years leading testing efforts across AAA console, mobile, and web platforms. I manage remote QA teams, establish testing methodologies from the ground up, and ship 10+ high-quality titles, including Red Dead Redemption (GOTY 2010).

I’m expert in all phases of software development testing—Black Box, White Box, Static, Dynamic—grounded in TRC/TCR compliance, regression testing, and exploratory testing. Recognized twice with Bug Master awards, I build automation frameworks quickly (e.g., Selenium/TestNG/Java) and partner cross-functionally to ensure production-ready releases.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

QA Engineer Specialist

Kibeam

Dec 2022 - Dec 2024 (2 years)

Led testing efforts for 90+ interactive educational titles, ensuring production readiness across functional, regression, and integration scenarios. Reduced testing cycles by 60% with a custom automation framework and built internal QA tools that saved 10+ hours per week across the team.

QA Leadership Regression Testing Test Automation Framework Exploratory testing Localization Testing Google Apps Script JavaScript Jira

QA Specialist & Web QA Lead

Experis / The Coalition Studios

Feb 2022 - Jun 2023 (1 year 4 months)

Led web QA testing strategy for Gears of War properties across desktop and mobile browsers, ensuring consistent release quality. Validated WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility, executed cross-browser exploratory testing, and established JIRA/Azure DevOps triage workflows that reduced the backlog by 40%.

Web Testing Accessibility Testing Cross Browser Testing Exploratory testing Jira Azure DevOps Test Execution

Senior QA Engineer

Lost Boys Interactive

Jul 2021 - Sep 2021 (2 months)

Performed daily build validation for new IP using Unreal Engine to ensure stability before wider testing. Tracked regressions, ran performance monitoring (frame rate, memory, load times), and built JIRA dashboards to provide real-time defect and progress visibility to stakeholders.

Unreal Engine Exploratory testing Performance Testing Frame Rate Monitoring

Senior QA Specialist

Brainium Studios

Mar 2020 - Jan 2021 (10 months)

Established QA processes and mobile testing documentation that drove 99% crash-free release quality. Implemented and iterated on Appium automation and set up AWS Device Farm from scratch, reducing regression cycles by 50% while improving scalable device coverage.

Mobile QA Appium AWS Device Farm Regression Testing Localization Testing Exploratory testing

QA Lead / Associate Designer

Zynga

Aug 2011 - Jun 2017 (5 years 10 months)

Led remote QA teams across Austin and Bangalore time zones, establishing QA standards and release criteria for a mobile game studio. Earned Bug Master awards twice for defect identification, built consistent bug tracking workflows, validated A/B tests and live operations, and tested localization across 15+ languages.

QA Leadership Test Planning Live Operations QA Bug Triage & Reporting (Hansoft JIRA)Localization Testing

QA Engineer / Ambient Designer

Rockstar San Diego

Sep 2005 - Jun 2009 (3 years 9 months)

Conducted TRC/TCR compliance testing for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 titles, achieving first-pass platform certification with 0 violations. Performed comprehensive regression, exploratory, stability, and network/multiplayer testing for AAA open-world releases and built a bug formatter tool (Visual Basic) adopted studio-wide before JIRA implementation.

Console Testing (Xbox 360 PS3)Regression Testing RAGE Engine Testing Open World Gameplay Validation